Brady BMP21-PLUS vs Brother P-Touch Cube Plus PT-P710BT

Simple. The Bmp21 Plus Handheld Label Printer combines a tough exterior with smart printing capabilities for wires and cables, terminal blocks, patch ...

I can figure out most new technology with no help, or am able to find the resources when I do need help. My first impression of this label maker is that it is large; I couldn`t see myself taking this with me to work or a friends house. The other impression I had was, why is the tape so big? After setting it up, and connecting it to the Bluetooth on my phone, which was simple but would be difficult for someone tech-challenged, I was required to download two apps in order to print a label. Again, this limits its mobility, and I often found myself frustrated that I needed to get my phone and the "cube" together in order to print

I have only used one completely before it tore up. The last one I got I did not use right away and did not know it was broken until I needed to use that size label. I have purchased 4 different labels and all but one arrived broken or loose springs (inside the cartridge) or something causing it to not print, or quit printing all of a sudden. These cartridges are not inexpensive like you find with some of the Brother or Dymo

But it turns out that you can work around both of these issues by changing the setting that powers off automatically and make it stay on. Astoundingly you cannot do this through the app (either one, more on that later). Instead you have to plug the printer into a computer, download *another* dedicated app for changing settings, and fiddle it there.

There is a lot to like about this unit. It's sturdy, the labels are the best in the industry, it's pretty easy to do basic labels. The self-laminating wire labels are pretty neat, as the unit only handles up to 3/4 in; tape, the labels fold around the paper backing so the clear portion is on the back allowing 1.5 in; tall total size, with about

Yeh!It uses up a bit more tape than I would like. DO I RECOMMEND IT?Overall, I liked using the label maker. The useful features, general ease of use, and its great aesthetic appeal outweigh the few cons. I would definitely recommend it

Had to fix the old one because this new one I bought is not good. The display has terrible viewing angles compared to the old one. The keypad is soft and each key feels like it has a different mushy feel so you don't get any physical tactile feedback when you press a button - nothing like the old one. And to top it off, they changed the text font and it doesn't look as nice with more spacing between letters and the letters are smaller and more boxy

Brother has some other printers which don't require AA/AAA batteries, but this one comes with a battery, whereas the others that offer a rechargeable battery require that it be bought separately, and they're overpriced. The real deal-breaker over the other Brother plug-powered printers was that the other options use 12 V DC jacks, apparently wired for center-negative, outer-positive connections. This is really bad, because it means that replacement third-party power supplies have to be this special kind, and if you accidentally plug a Brother power supply into something else that uses 12 V, but wired for the almost universally-adopted center-positive standard, you could blow that device up. I've let that happen once and now I won't allow center-negative power supplies into my household